On "Good Stoves", valuing traditions and fire cooking On "Good Stoves", valuing traditions and fire cooking

On "Good Stoves", valuing traditions and fire cooking

In many kitchens across India, food is prepared over open-flamed wood burning stoves. The biggest challenge of women cooking in this traditional way is smoke. In this Urban Adda talk, Dr Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka tells us about his life designing so called 'Good stoves' and improving the livelihoods of many household women in India.

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Dr Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka

Dr Sai Bhaskar Reddy Nakka

Dr Sai Bhaskar Reddy has spent his life designing so called 'Good stoves' improving the livelihoods of many household women in India. He made his research open source, and designed more than 50 such stoves from the more complicated to those that cost only 10 INR. He also introduced Biochar for the first time in India, as a means of soil management and sustainable agriculture. To broaden the use of Biochar for various purposes, he coined the term "Biocharculture." ⁠Follow his Instagram